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To be honest, he had no objection in his heart, because whether the child stayed with Zheng Juan or was raised by Hao Dongmei, it was the same to him. After all, he was his grandson, and this would not change.

The reason why he did not object was naturally because his eldest son and his wife were infertile and would not be able to have children in this lifetime, but he could not bear to see his eldest son's bloodline cut off.

He had this idea when Zhou Cong was born, but he had a big fight with Zhou Chen that year, and later Zhou Chen had a conflict with Zhou Bingyi.

Several years passed after this, and Zhou Cong had grown up and become sensible, and he had forgotten about the adoption.

But with the birth of his grandchildren, his eldest son and his wife came to him to plead for him, and he really became interested.

After a long silence, seeing that Zheng Juan still didn't express her opinion, Zhou Zhigang couldn't help it. He opened his mouth and was about to speak, but Li Suhua, who was sitting next to him, suddenly grabbed his arm and shook his head at him.

Zhou Zhigang understood what his wife meant. He thought about it but still didn't say anything.

Li Suhua felt relieved that Zhou Zhigang listened to her advice.

In fact, like her husband, she does not oppose adoption, but she is not willing to say it. It is true that they are parents, but she feels that the children are grown up and such matters should be resolved by themselves.

What's more, they are now living with their youngest son, and the youngest son and his wife are so good to them. She definitely doesn't want to favor the eldest son.

If Zhou Chen and Zheng Juan were willing to be adopted, she would definitely be happy, but if they were not willing, she would not object.

This was also the reason why she did not directly agree to help when her eldest son and daughter-in-law came to them.

She already had one foot in the grave, so she didn't want to have a conflict with her youngest son over this matter.

Both the eldest son and daughter are unreliable. If I don’t count on the youngest son, how can I count on them?

Hao Dongmei said all the nice things she could, but Zheng Juan always had only one answer, which was to wait until Zhou Chen came back before discussing anything else.

Hao Dongmei had no choice but to dare not offend Zheng Juan, and ultimately could only return home disappointed.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 631: Adoption? No way, 97 years in the blink of an eye

Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei left disappointed, while Li Suhua helped Zheng Juan take care of the children.

Seeing that Zheng Juan was in a bad mood, Li Suhua advised gently: "Juan'er, don't think too much, and don't care what your sister-in-law says. Now you still have to put your health first. The rest of the things can be discussed after Bingkun comes back."

Having lived with Zheng Juan for more than ten years, the two have been almost inseparable and have always accompanied each other, so their relationship is extremely deep. They have never quarreled in all these years and can be described as a model mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Today's events made Zheng Juan sensitive. She asked softly, "Mom, do you and Dad agree with my eldest brother and his wife's idea of ​​adopting a child?"

Li Suhua held Zheng Juan's hands tightly: "Juan'er, we have lived together for so many years. In my heart, you are closer to me than my own daughter. I will not hide anything from you."

"To be honest, Mom, I have no objection to your eldest brother and sister-in-law wanting to adopt a child. You know the reason. They can no longer have children, and your father and I can't bear to see them..."

She didn't say the rest, but Zheng Juan understood what she meant.

Although today's society is progressing, the idea of ​​continuing the family line has never been lost, no matter what era.

If a family wants to pass on its heritage, it ultimately depends on men. It’s still okay now, but in the past, if a man had no offspring, he would really be laughed at to death.

Zheng Juan was silent for a long time before she spoke: "Mom, I understand what you mean, but Jiajia and Xiaolingdang were born after ten months of pregnancy. They are my flesh and blood. How could I bear to give them to others?"

Li Suhua comforted her, "Mom understands you. Mom is also a woman, and I really understand you. If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to do that either. Juan'er, I tell you, even if you don't want to, I won't blame you, because in my heart, you and Bingkun are more important."

As a mother, it is very biased to say such things.

But it was this kind of honesty that made Zheng Juan feel a lot better.

"Thank you, Mom..."

"Silly boy."

Zhou Chen stayed in Pengcheng for more than a month. He suddenly received a call from home and hurried back to Jichun.

After returning to Jichun, Zhou Chen went to the hospital immediately.

When Zhou Chen walked into the hospital ward, the ward was bustling with a group of people gathered in the ward talking.

"Dad, Uncle Ma, what's wrong with you? Why are you in the hospital?"

"Bingkun, why are you back?"

Everyone in the ward was surprised to see Zhou Chen.

Zhou Zhigang, who was lying on the hospital bed, also sat up and said dissatisfiedly: "Is it your mother who called you? Your mother said the same thing. It's just a minor injury. Why did she call you back?"

Zhou Chen ignored everyone else and walked straight to the hospital beds of Zhou Zhigang and Ma Shouchang. He looked at them with a wry smile on his face.

"I heard from Juan'er that you were injured on the construction site. What happened?"

"Oh, stop talking. I'm too embarrassed to say it."

Ma Shouchang waved his hand and turned his head away, and Zhou Zhigang also kept silent.

It was Qu Xiuzhen, who was sitting on the stool, who explained the whole story.

It turned out that the injuries of Zhou Zhigang and Ma Shouchang were an accident. When the two were patrolling in the factory, Ma Shouchang stepped on empty air and in panic, he grabbed Zhou Zhigang.

Zhou Zhigang was completely unprepared and was pulled down. The two rolled down several stairs, suffering multiple scratches and blood everywhere. The surrounding workers were so scared that they rushed them to the No. 131 Hospital.

After a careful examination by the doctor, it was confirmed that Zhou Zhigang was not seriously injured. He only had abrasions and a broken arm. Ma Shouchang was in a similar situation except for a fractured leg. His injury was a little more serious because he had had this leg injured before.

Zhou Zhigang didn't want to be hospitalized at first, but Ma Shouchang insisted that he stay with him. Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong, who rushed over after hearing the news, also asked Zhou Zhigang to be hospitalized. Zhou Zhigang stayed there reluctantly.

"Bingkun, don't worry about it. We are fine. This little injury is nothing."

Zhou Zhigang was very tough, and acted as if he didn't care at all.

Ma Shouchang was not to be outdone and said in the same tone: "Yes, Bingkun, your father is right. This minor injury is nothing to us. If it weren't for Old Qu insisting that I be hospitalized, I would not have stayed here. I couldn't even go to the construction site."

Qu Xiuzhen scolded, "Forget it. We are still at the construction site. You are so old and don't know how to calm down. Don't cause trouble for Bingkun."

Ma Shouchang was immediately unhappy: "How did I cause trouble to Bingkun? It is because of me that the construction site can proceed smoothly. I am indispensable there, right, Bingkun?"

What could Zhou Chen say? He could only nod his head continuously: "Yes, Uncle Ma is right. If it weren't for you helping to manage it, who knows what a mess it would be over there."

"You saw it, you heard it, Bingkun is the big boss, he said so, what else do you have to say?"

Ma Shouchang raised his head triumphantly, earning a roll of the eyes from Qu Xiuzhen.

"Okay, stop bragging. If it weren't for you, Lao Zhou wouldn't have been injured."

Zhou Zhigang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

The injuries of Zhou Zhigang and Ma Shouchang were just a minor episode. They did not stay in the hospital for long and were soon discharged and returned home.

However, since then, Ma Shouchang has never gone to the construction site again, but has been looked after at home by Qu Xiuzhen.

However, Zhou Zhigang went back to the construction site not long after he recovered. No matter who tried to persuade him, he was determined to go.

Zhou Chen's persuasion was useless, and there was nothing he could do, so he could only let Sun Ganchao take people to follow Zhou Zhigang and pay attention to safety at all times.

Not long after Zhou Chen came back, Zheng Juan told him that Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei wanted to adopt him.

When Zhou Chen heard this, he exploded on the spot.

"They are simply dreaming, wanting to adopt my child. Let them come and tell me, I wonder if they have the guts to do it. Fuck, they are planning to take my child."

He had never thought about adoption, whether it was adopting his own child to someone else, or adopting someone else's child to himself.

Take Feng Yue for example. Although he raised Feng Yue from childhood to adulthood, he never thought of making Feng Yue his own child and giving her his surname.

Zheng Juan asked in a low voice: "Do you disagree?"

"Of course I don't agree. Are you willing to send Jia Jia or Xiao Lingling away?" Zhou Chen asked back.

"I definitely don't want to. I carried them for ten months and gave birth to them. We can afford to raise them. Why should I give them to my eldest brother and his wife?"

Even if the relationship between the sisters-in-law is very good, who would be willing to give away their own blood children? Their family is not short of food.

Zhou Chen nodded with relief: "That's right, Juan'er, remember, our child can't be taken away by anyone. Don't worry about Zhou Bingyi and his wife. If they come looking for you again, just do the same as last time and let them come to me."

Zheng Juan answered firmly: "Well, I understand. No matter what they say, I won't listen."

As it turned out, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei did not have the courage to talk to Zhou Chen about this matter, but when Zhou Chen was not at home, they found Zheng Juan again.

Unfortunately, Zheng Juan listened to Zhou Chen. No matter what she said, it was just one sentence: ask them to find Zhou Chen.

Hao Dongmei returned home angrily and kept complaining to Zhou Bingyi before going to bed at night.

"I think Zheng Juan must have received Zhou Chen's instructions, so this is the reason. Zhou Bingyi, I think you still need to talk to Zhou Bingkun. After all, you are brothers. I don't believe that he really has the heart to let you have no descendants in this life."

Zhou Bingyi smiled bitterly. If what he said was useful, he would have gone to Zhou Chen to tell him long ago. But he was very sure that if he went to find Zhou Chen, not only would it be useless, but what was more likely to happen was that he would be humiliated by Zhou Chen.

To be fair, he really didn't want to tell Zhou Chen about this. Even if he really had no descendants, he didn't want to go.

"Dongmei, you know very well what kind of personality Bingkun has. I think we should just forget it."

Upon hearing this, Hao Dongmei shouted excitedly, "Forget it? Why should I forget it? No, absolutely not. Bingyi, you didn't see how cute Jiajia is. He is small and soft, and he can even smile. I have never seen such a lovely child. He is simply a gift from God. How can you let me give up?"

Zhou Bingyi felt a little uneasy when seeing his wife's appearance. He felt that Hao Dongmei had gone a little crazy and was too obsessed.

"Dongmei, I think..."

"No, Bingyi, you must go to your brother to plead for mercy. If you don't go, then I will go to him. I will be willing to kneel down and beg him. As long as he can adopt Jiajia to us, I will agree to anything."

Zhou Bingyi rejected it outright: "You can't go, so I'll go."

He really didn't want Hao Dongmei to ask Zhou Chen for help, for fear that Zhou Chen would bully Hao Dongmei, so he had to go to Zhou Chen himself.

Zhou Bingyi actually had a real headache. He wanted a child, but he didn't want to ask Zhou Chen for help.

Also, he has been very busy with the affairs of the military factory recently. Although he has tried very hard, the situation of the military factory has not improved.

He knew very well that if he could not make the military factory develop better, his future career would probably be like this, and the possibility of advancement would be very low.

So he was already very upset about this matter, and now he had to deal with his wife's request, which really made him feel helpless.

But even if he didn't want to, he still had to do it, otherwise Hao Dongmei would definitely pester him and not let him go.

Zhou Bingyi soon found Zhou Chen, and the two talked outside the small western-style building.

"Bingkun, you should know why I came to see you, right?"

Zhou Bingyi stated his purpose directly: "Dongmei really likes children. Bingkun, I sincerely beg you to seriously consider giving Jiajia to us for adoption."

After Zhou Bingyi finished speaking, Zhou Chen said, "Zhou Bingyi, I can also tell you with certainty that it is impossible."

"Bingkun, I understand that you can't bear to part with the child, but Dongmei and I are not strangers. You should know how much we want a child."

Zhou Chen sneered, "Just because you want children, do I have to adopt my child to you? What kind of bastard logic is this? I tell you again, adoption is impossible no matter how much you talk, so I advise you not to mention it again in the future, otherwise, I won't even let you into the house."

Zhou Bingyi was anxious: "Why? Bingkun, I know you are still angry about what happened back then, but it has been so many years. I am your eldest brother, we are brothers. If you give Jiajia to me, Dongmei and I will give him all our love and make him happier than other children. Why are you unwilling to fulfill our wish?"

"Zhou Bingyi, you are so self-righteous. Do you think your love is important? I will love my son myself and I don't need your love. Just give up on this idea. Also, if you dare to have ideas about my child again in the future, I might do something that you will regret."

After saying that, he was too lazy to say anything more to Zhou Bingyi and went straight home, leaving Zhou Bingyi very angry.

To Zhou Chen, he would not feel at ease leaving his child to anyone and he must raise the child by his side.

It’s not that he is mentally dark, but he doesn’t think that anyone can love his children more than he does.

For parents, the happiest thing is to have their children grow up by their side; he believes that the same is true for children. Having their biological parents accompany and love them is the happiest thing.

After Zhou Chen clearly rejected Zhou Bingyi, neither Zhou Bingyi nor Hao Dongmei came again for a period of time.

A few months later, after two years of construction, the pharmaceutical factory was finally completed. Zhou Chen started trial operation and also began recruiting workers.

The newly built pharmaceutical factory covers a large area and has a large factory building, so Zhou Chen plans to recruit 500 people in the first batch. Those who were previously working on the construction site can also stay in the factory to work if they are willing.

It is indeed difficult to find a job these days. Before Zhou Chen officially started recruiting, many people got the news and used various means to find people from the Zhou family, wanting to work in the pharmaceutical factory.

It is now the 90s and workers in state-owned enterprises can still be considered to have a "iron rice bowl", but it is no longer that secure.

Some private enterprises can also attract many people. Of course, the main reason is that there are too many laid-off workers and they have to find a job to make a living.

An enterprise unit like Chenxing Pharmaceutical Factory with foreign capital from Hong Kong is naturally more attractive.

Although Zhou Chen was very resistant to using backdoors, he also knew that such things could not be prevented, so he could only arrange some favors that could not be shirked.

However, there will not be many people who are arranged through the backdoor, and if they are hired, they will be fired if they do not cooperate with the work.

Before he helped, he told those who came to him about this, so if he really fired them later, he was not afraid of offending them.

Because this pharmaceutical factory is only a branch, and Chenxing Pharmaceutical's drugs are already selling well all over the world, there is no need to worry about sales issues; all it needs to do is focus on production.

After everything entered a stable period, Zhou Chen stopped making trouble and instead spent every day with his wife, children and parents, and occasionally had meals and chats with his childhood friends.

As the twins Jiajia and Xiaolingdang grew up, no one mentioned the adoption again. Zhou Bingyi was transferred to another city for work. After he left, Hao Dongmei rarely returned to the Zhou family to visit his parents and children.

Zhou Rui and Feng Yue returned to Yenching University in 91 to attend their senior year of high school. They took the college entrance examination in 92, and one of them was admitted to Peking University, and the other to Tsinghua University.

Zhou Rong's development was good, and she became an associate professor at the university. Feng Huacheng was frustrated at first in Jichun, but after Zhou Chen helped him secretly, he was able to do well.